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Chapter Twenty-Five: An Unexpected Proposal

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The ride back from the awards ceremony was unusually quiet.

The city lights blurred past the window as Zara stared outside.

She was still thinking about Adrian's speech.

"She's reminded me that hard work, honesty, and kindness still matter."

No one had ever praised her like that in public.

Not even at school.

Not even at home.

"You've been quiet."

Adrian's voice pulled her back.

"Hm?"

"I asked if you were alright."

"Oh... yes."

He didn't look convinced.

"You've answered 'yes' three times in the
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  • The Ceo's Unexpected Choice    Chapter Twenty-Six : A Different Kind of Problem

    Monday morning started badly.Not dramatically badly.There were no police officers at the door, no mysterious envelopes, and thankfully, nobody had discovered another secret relative.It was simply one of those mornings when everything seemed determined to go wrong.Zara's alarm had failed to ring.Her phone had died during the night.The bus she normally took had driven past her stop.And when she finally reached Knight Technologies, she was twelve minutes late.Twelve.She stared at the giant clock in the lobby."Please don't let him be here.""Who?"Zara jumped.Evelyn stood behind her with a cup of coffee."Nobody."Evelyn raised an eyebrow."That sounded very convincing.""I'm late.""I noticed.""Is he angry?""Who?"Zara gave her a look.Evelyn smiled."Adrian has been asking where you are."Zara's stomach dropped."He's angry.""No.""Then why did you say it like that?""Because it's funny watching you panic.""Evelyn!"She laughed."Go upstairs. He has a meeting in ten minut

  • The Ceo's Unexpected Choice    Chapter Twenty-Five: An Unexpected Proposal

    The ride back from the awards ceremony was unusually quiet.The city lights blurred past the window as Zara stared outside.She was still thinking about Adrian's speech."She's reminded me that hard work, honesty, and kindness still matter."No one had ever praised her like that in public.Not even at school.Not even at home."You've been quiet."Adrian's voice pulled her back."Hm?""I asked if you were alright.""Oh... yes."He didn't look convinced."You've answered 'yes' three times in the last five minutes."She laughed softly."Have I?""You have."She turned to him."I was just thinking.""About Bianca?"Her smile disappeared."A little."Adrian sighed."I should've explained everything earlier.""You really don't have to.""I want to."He rested one arm against the car door."Our fathers were business partners years ago.""I know that part.""There was talk about our families merging through marriage.""But it never became official.""My father died.""Her father kept hoping

  • The Ceo's Unexpected Choice    Chapter Twenty-Four: The Dress

    Friday arrived faster than either of them expected.The entire office seemed unusually excited.Even people who had never spoken to Zara before suddenly had opinions about what she should wear."You have to wear red.""No, black is classier.""Gold will look amazing on you."Zara laughed, shaking her head."I haven't even decided if I'm going.""You already said yes," Evelyn reminded her."I know. I'm just... nervous.""You'll be fine.""I've never been to an awards night before."Evelyn smiled."There's a first time for everything."---Around noon, Evelyn walked into Zara's office carrying three large garment bags.Zara frowned."What are those?""Your options.""My options for what?""For tonight."Zara stared at her."Evelyn... I can't afford dresses like that.""You don't have to.""They're on loan from a designer.""What?""They offered after hearing you'd be attending with Adrian."Zara immediately shook her head."No.""No?""I don't want people thinking I'm taking advantage o

  • The Ceo's Unexpected Choice    Chapter Twenty-Three: Fake It for Me

    Zara barely slept.The note they had found on Adrian's car kept replaying in her mind.Enjoy pretending. She'll be taken next.She tried convincing herself it was just another threat.But after everything that had happened over the past few weeks, she knew better than to ignore it.By Monday morning, security at Knight Technologies had doubled.Every visitor was searched.Every employee had to scan their ID twice before entering.Even Zara felt nervous walking through the lobby."Morning, Miss Daniels."The security guard smiled as he handed back her ID.She forced a smile."Morning."The elevator doors opened.She stepped inside and leaned against the wall, letting out a quiet sigh."Long weekend?"She looked up.Daniel, the software engineer, stepped into the elevator just before the doors closed."You could say that."He smiled."I heard the gala was beautiful.""It was.""And?""And what?"He laughed."I was hoping for a better story than that."She smiled despite herself."You'll

  • The Ceo's Unexpected Choice    Chapter Twenty-Two: The Woman in Silver

    For a few seconds, the music kept playing, but the world around Zara seemed to stop.She looked at Adrian.Then at the woman.Then back at Adrian.He looked just as confused as she felt."I'm sorry," he said slowly, removing the woman's hand from his arm. "I think you've mistaken me for someone else."The woman's smile remained in place."No, Adrian.""I haven't.""You know exactly who I am."A few guests had started watching.Whispers spread through the ballroom.Zara took a small step back."I'll... leave you two to talk."She turned to go, but Adrian caught her wrist gently."Don't."His voice was low."Please."She looked at him.He wasn't asking as her boss.He was asking as Adrian.The woman noticed the exchange and her smile tightened."So this is Zara."Adrian's expression hardened."How do you know her name?""I know a lot of things."She held out a hand toward Zara."I'm Bianca Rhodes."Zara shook it politely."It's nice to meet you.""I wish I could say the same."The words

  • The Ceo's Unexpected Choice    Chapter Twenty-One: One Dance

    For the first time in weeks, the office felt... normal.No police officers standing at the entrance.No emergency meetings.No anonymous messages.Just people rushing to meet deadlines, phones ringing, keyboards clicking, and the smell of fresh coffee drifting through the executive floor.Zara was grateful for it.She needed a break from all the chaos.She had just finished arranging Adrian's afternoon schedule when Evelyn walked over."Good news."Zara smiled."I could use some.""The charity gala is back on.""The one that was postponed?"Evelyn nodded."It'll be this Saturday.""What does that have to do with me?"Evelyn looked at her as if the answer was obvious."You're going with Adrian."Zara blinked."I'm... what?""As his executive assistant.""Oh."She let out the breath she was holding.For one embarrassing second, she'd thought Evelyn meant something else."You'll help him with the presentations and greet a few investors.""I can do that.""Good."Evelyn smiled."And wear

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